Posted on 09/06/2021 1:05:54 AM PDT by conservative98
Six planes funded by a Glenn Beck-founded charity were identified as some of evacuation aircrafts being grounded by the Taliban in Afghanistan, a report said.
The flights chartered by Mercury One cost the organization $750,000 each and are currently sitting empty at an airport in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, an official with a non-governmental organization working on the evacuation told Newsweek.
More than 1,600 people, including over 100 Americans are expected to evacuate the country on the planes, which were chartered from Afghanistan’s largest private airline, Kam Air, the report said.
The NGO official told Newsweek that nobody is aboard the idle planes.
“The planes are currently empty and its passengers are still waiting in their safe houses for clearance for takeoff from the Taliban,” the official told the publication.
“I have 1,600 plus people on the master manifest that want to fly, of which 123 are Americans and the rest are Special Immigration Visas.”
Another NGO official told the outlet that the planes have not taken off because the Taliban has failed to grant “final clearance” amid negotiations with the State Department that have been “stuck at this point.”
Earlier Sunday, Texas Rep. Michael McCaul said six airplanes carrying Americans and Afghan refugees were being held “hostage” by the Taliban at the airport in Mazar-i-Sharif.
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... but I’m not in favor of them being brought here.
***Why is that?
Agreed
I'd say they were 'helping America' for the end result of helping Afghanistan!
Many were NOT 'interpreters' and would have to learn a difficult language here.
They do not even use the same alphabet.
At least the invaders on our southern border do.
I’m in favor of eliminating most or all immigration for a while
Glenn’s charity is rescuing Christians. They will be slaughtered if not rescued but he has said for a week now the the biggest hindrance to saving them has been the State Dept.
Yep, that's exactly what he's doing, saving all Christians no matter what country they're from. His charity recently rescued 32 women from an Afghan soccer team.
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